2013 Legislative Preview: Economic development issues abound

Wrangling over property taxes, school reform is certain

12:10 AM,
Jan. 7, 2013

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Flip a coin. Is the biggest economic development issue going into the new legislative session commercial and industrial property tax reform? Or is it improving the education of Iowa's children - the state's future innovators, business owners and workers?

Other contenders: Reforming corporate taxes and re-evaluating the state's tax credit and loan programs - either reining in how much the state gives large corporations and directing more to small businesses or pushing the tax credit cap higher and boosting the pot of money for loans and grants.